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REVERSIBLE PLOW. No. 388,655. Patented Aug. 28, 1888.

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CHARLES HORACE FARLEY, OF ADDISON, VEST VIRGINIA.

REVERSIBLE PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 388,655, dated August28.1888.

Application filed April $10, 1888. Serial No. 271,258.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CIIARLEs HORACE FAR LEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Addison, in the county of Webster and State ofVVestVirginia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in ReversiblePlows, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in reversible plows for plowinghillsides and for other purposes; and it consists in the peculiarconstruction and combination of devices, that will be more fully setforth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of areversible plow embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a top plan view ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the same.

A represents the beam, which is alike at both ends, and is nearly doublethe length of an ordinary plow-beam.

B represents a draft-rod, which is arranged longitudinally on one sideof the plow-beam, at a suitable distance therefrom, extends throughoutthe entire length of the plow beam, and has its ends curved to fornihorizontal clevises C, the ends of the said draft-rod being bolted toone side of the plow-beam, near the ends thereof', as shown. On theinner edges of the clevises Care made notches D.

E represents the standard, which depends from the center of theplow-beam, and has its upper end mortised in the plow-beam, as shown;or, if preferred, said standard may be secured to the plowbeam in anyother suit able manner.

F represents a pair of right and left hand plowshares which extend inopposite directions from opposite sides of the standard, and have theirmold-boards bolted on their inner sides to the proximate corners of thestandard, and have the rear ends of their landside plates also bolted tothe lower end of the landside side of the standard, as shown, the latterbeing recessed to receive the landside-plates of the plowshares.

G represents a brace-bar, which has its central portion bolted to oneside of the standard, and has its ends bolted to the inner sides of themold-boards, the function of the said brace-bar being to strengthen theconnection (No model.)

between the mold-boards and the standard, so as to enable the plowsharesto bear the strain to which they are subjected.

H represents a draft-ring, which is secured on the draft-rod, and isadapted to move lengthwise thereon and to engage either of the notchesof either of the clevises in the ends of the draftrod, the saiddraft-ring being thereby adapted to be laterally adjusted in theclevises. Locking-plates I are pivoted to the draft-rod near the endsthereof, and are adapted to engage the draft-ring when the same is ineither clevis, so as to secure the draft-ring at any desired lateraladjustment.

K represents the plow-handles, which have their lower front ends securedon a pivotal bolt, L, that extends transversely through the center ofthe beams. A cross-bar, lll, eennects the plow-handles near their lowerends, and a suitable rung, N, connects the same at a suitable distancefrom their rear ends.

O represents a bail, which has its ends connected to the ends of therung, and said ball depends therefrom and is adapted to be engaged byeither of a pair of sprxng-detents, P, that project upward from the endsofthe plow-beams. Arranged opposite each springdetent is aguide pin orpost, lt, againstwlnch the lower side of the bail bears when engaged bythe detent.

The operation of my invention will be very readily understood.

The whil'lletree of the team is attached to the draft-ring and theplowfhandles are extended from the end of the plow to which the team isattached, and when the plow reaches the end of the furrow the draftringwill be disengaged by the plate I and the team is turned and caused toproceed to the opposite end of the plow-beam, the draft-ring travelingfreely on the draftrod O until it reaches the clevis at the opposite endof the beam. Vhile the team is being thus reversed in position theplowman disengages the detent from the bail O and swings the handlestothe opposite end of the plow-beam, as illustrated in dotted lines inFig. 1, and causes the bail to be engaged by the detent at the saidopposite end of the plow-beam, when the plow may be started on thereturn-furrow and will be caused to throw all of the vfurrows in thesame direc IOO tion, as will be readily understood. Each end of theplow-beam is provided with a vertical series of transverse openings forthe reception of the bolts which secure the draft-rod to the beam, sothat either end of the draft-rod may be readily raised or lowered inorder to secure the correct adjustment olf the plow.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a reversible plow,the combination of the double-ended beam, the standard depending fromthe center ol' the same, the right and lett hand plowshares arranged inreversed positions, and the longitudinal draft-rod on one side of theplow-beam and having the i traveling draft-ring, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination, in a reversible plow, of the double ended beam, andthe draft-rod arranged longitudinally on one side thereof and having theclevises formed in its ends, the ends of said draft-rod being secured toand Vertically adjustable on the ends of the plow-beam, substantially asdescribed. l

The combination, in a reversible plow, ofl

the double ended beam, the longitudinal draftrod having the elevisesformed in its ends and secured to the ends of the beams, said cleviseshaving the laterally-adjusting notches, and the draft ring or linkarranged on the draft-bar and adapted to be engaged by the notches ineither of' the clevises, substantially as described.

4. rlhe combination, in a reversible plow, of the double-ended beam, thelongitudinal d raftrod having its ends secured to the ends of the beamand forming the clevises, the latter having the notches on their innersides, the draft ring or link adapted to slide on the draft-rod andengage either of the clevises, and the locking-plates I, pivoted to thedraft-rod at its ends, for the purpose set forth, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, l havehereto aflixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES HORACE FARLEY.

Witnesses:

DAVID M.. llIILLnR, ll. C. TnUnMoND.

